MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Senate Republicans are proposing a modest tax cut that would allow more taxpayers to take the maximum standard deduction on their state income taxes. Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh said Thursday that it is a tax break that will help “working class and those who are lower income.” The...

By Todd Stacy, Alabama Daily News Eighteen months ago, former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore seemed like an obvious leading contender for governor in 2018. The office would be coming open so no one would have an incumbency advantage. Moore had aged out of his eligibility to run for reelection as chief justice or any...

Good morning! This is your Alabama Daily News digest for Thursday, January 11, 2018. Click to Subscribe for Free 1. Polling, history show Moore could face tough sledding if he enters race for governor 18 months ago, former Alabama Chief Justice ROY MOORE could have easily been considered the leading contender to become Alabama’s next governor. A lot has...

Good morning! This is your Alabama Daily News digest for Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Click to Subscribe for Free 1. BOOM: Alabama wins $1.6 billion Mazda-Toyota plant We won! Word leaked out ahead of schedule Wednesday that Alabama has been selected for the Mazda-Toyota joint U.S. auto-manufacturing venture, a $1.6 billion assembly plant that is expected to...

BY TODD STACY, ALABAMA DAILY NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Tuesday night, Gov. Kay Ivey will deliver her first State of the State address as Alabama’s chief executive. Members of the Alabama Legislature will gather in the historic Old House Chamber of the State Capitol and citizens will watch live on network television to hear the...